Patents by Inventor Daniel L. Hamilton

Daniel L. Hamilton has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Feeder for electrical component supply tapes
    Patent number: 4735341
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, the supply tape is stepped to present each pocket at a pick-up area for removal of a component. Each pocket is opened in turn during the indexing step that positions it at the pick-up area, and a shutter is moved over the pick-up area prior to tape movement so that the pocket is covered by a shutter during the tape movement and peeling of the cover from the substrate. After each indexing step, the shutter is moved away from the pick-up area in order to provide access to the component in the opened pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Assignee: Universal Instruments Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel L. Hamilton, James R. Spowart, Richard Porterfield